Dear President Bush

Cindy Sheehan

City Lights Books, 2006 - History - 133 pages

America’s most famous antiwar Mom speaks out for peace, social justice, and an end to the Iraq War.

Sheehan discusses Martin Luther King, Jr., civil disobedience, US foreign policy, New Orleans, military recruitment, her son Casey’s death on his 5th day in Iraq, soldiers who resist, and her personal transformation into America’s most outspoken advocate for peace. With an introduction by Howard Zinn.

"Remembrances of her son Casey and her reflections on her journey from suburban everymom to antiwar icon offer a glimpse of the woman behind the media figure and of the sense of purpose she feels, one born of inconsolable grief. At one point, she says, 'When my son was killed, I became something fierce . . .'" – San Francisco Magazine

" . . . a new collection of letters, essays, and speeches by antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan. . . . Sheehan is most compelling when she returns to the specifics of her struggle, as when she reveals, 'I wish I had refused to allow my son to go to Iraq. I wish I had knocked him out and taken him to Canada . . . or anywhere far enough away from the war monster. It's too late for me and my son, but it's not too late for you.'" – Mattilda, SF Bay Guardian LIT

“Cindy Sheehan's interviews, essays, and speeches get better with each passing month, as her pain continues, her passion and insight grow, and the war that killed her son goes on – as the president who killed her son goes on being president. Cindy's latest book, Dear President Bush, is the best of the three books by or about Cindy Sheehan that I've read.” – David Swanson, opednews.com

Cindy Sheehan is the internationally known mom and peace advocate whose son, Casey, was killed in action in Baghdad, in April 2004. Since camping outside President Bush’s home in Texas throughout August 2005, Cindy has been interviewed in major media outlets.

Contents

• FOUR Warhawk Republicans and Antiwar Democrats: 51
• SEVEN Supporting Hillary: 67
• ELEVEN Open Letter to President George W Bush: 85
• FOURTEEN Language of the Heart: 101
• SEVENTEEN Another World Is Possible: 115

About the author

Cindy Sheehan has authored five books, Revolution, A Love Story is her latest. Cindy's oldest child, Casey, was killed in Iraq on April 04, 2004 in a war that neither she nor he supported. Cindy garnered international notoriety in the summer of 2005 when she camped out in front of the vacation home of then US president, George Bush, in Crawford, Tx. Sheehan is mother to three surviving children and four grandbabies. She divides her time between writing, hosting her own radio show, The Soapbox, traveling to work for peace and justice, and playing with her grandchildren. Cindy is convinced true change does not exist in the current capitalist system.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dear President Bush; City Lights Open Media; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series; Open Media book; Open media series
• Author: Cindy Sheehan
• Publisher: City Lights Books, 2006
• ISBN: 0872864545, 9780872864542
• Length: 133 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / 20th Century; History / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021); Political Science / American Government / General; Political Science / Peace; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; Social Science / Violence in Society